The Knight Templar Cross of Honor is awarded to those Knights who have rendered exception and meritorious service to the Order, far beyond the call of duty, and beyond the service usually expected of an officer or member. No present or past elected Grand Officer of a Grand Commandery shall be eligible for the award. This is the highest honor a Grand Commandery can bestow on a Sir Knight.
Living Recipients | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alfredo B. Gonzalez | El Paso Commandery №18 | 2023-03-06 |
| Jimmy Louis Allison | Piney Woods Commandery №88 | 2022-04-04 |
| James David McMillan | Southeast Texas Commandery № 112 | 2022-04-04 |
| Alberto Urbina | Amarillo Commandery №48 | 2021-03-08 |
| Alfred Edward Bell | Tancred Commandery №82 | 2021-03-04 |
| Virgil Samuel Allsbrooks | Tancred Commandery №82 | 2020-03-19 |
| Kevin Marshall Caraway | Stephenville Commandery № 100 | 2019-04-14 |
| Otis Earl Sadberry Jr. | Stephenville Commandery № 100 | 2019-04-14 |
| Joe Orona | Worth Commandery №19 | 2019-04-04 |
| Richard William Gaiser | Ascension Commandery №25 | 2019-04-04 |
| David James Davis | El Paso Commandery №18 | 2019-03-21 |
| Judge Robert Risley | Amarillo Commandery №48 | 2018-04-11 |
| Dale Melven Smith | Southside Commandery №83 | 2018-04-11 |
| Nikolaus K. L. Fehrenbach | Dallas Commandery № 6 | 2016-03-15 |
| Everett Edward Williams | San Antonio Commandery № 7 | 2015-02-27 |
| James Roy Elliott | Tancred Commandery №82 | 2015-02-27 |
| Delaney Wayne Howard | Melrose Commandery № 109 | 2015-02-27 |
| Brian Richard Dodson | Ruthven Commandery № 2 | 2014-03-12 |
| Tommy Frank Chapman | Port Arthur Commandery №73 | 2014-03-12 |
| Robert Earl Black | Midland Commandery №84 | 2014-03-12 |
| Buford John Young Jr. | Southside Commandery №83 | 2012-04-20 |
| John Albert Kleinfelder Sr. | Melrose Commandery № 109 | 2012-04-20 |
| Terry Leray Flippo | Borger Commandery №96 | 2011-04-01 |
| Dumont Doye Sudduth | Ascension Commandery №25 | 2009-04-25 |
| David Leroy Anderson | Dallas Commandery № 6 | 2008-04-18 |
| Ronald Dean Park | Alexander C Garrett Commandery № 103 | 2008-04-18 |
| Wiley Eugene Brookshire | Piney Woods Commandery №88 | 2007-04-14 |
| Joseph Weldon Clampitte Jr. | Ruthven Commandery № 2 | 2006-04-21 |
| Gerald Franklin Nowotny | San Antonio Commandery № 7 | 2006-04-21 |
| Jack E. Beeler | St John Commandery № 101 | 2005-04-15 |
| John E. Andrews | Ascension Commandery №25 | 2004-04-16 |
| Thomas Charles Snedecor | Park Place Commandery № 106 | 2003-04-25 |
| Reese Lenwood Harrison Jr. | San Antonio Commandery № 7 | 2001-04-20 |
| Clarence Joy Laney Jr. | Tancred Commandery №82 | 2001-04-20 |
| Aubrey Glen McCandless | Stamford Commandery №75 | 1996-12-01 |
| Ernest Dixon Toney | Palestine Commandery № 3 | 1990-04-23 |
In Memoriam | ||
| Jolly Bill Whitten | Weatherford Commandery №51 | 2018-04-20 |
| Jolly Bill Whitten | Stephenville Commandery № 100 | 2018-04-20 |
| A.D. Lonnie Boggs | Stamford Commandery №75 | 2016-03-15 |
| A.D. Lonnie Boggs | Abilene Commandery №27 (Demised or Merged) | 2016-03-15 |
| John Edward Cline | High Plains Commandery №53 | 2013-03-08 |
| Robert Lance Clemmons | Lubbock Commandery №60 | 2013-03-08 |
| John Edward Cline | Stamford Commandery №75 | 2013-03-08 |
| Mitchell Ray Jones | Alexander C Garrett Commandery № 103 | 2013-03-08 |
| John Edward Cline | Sweetwater Commandery №89 (Demised or Merged) | 2013-03-08 |
| Carl Eugene Starkey | Kenedy Commandery №61 | 2012-04-20 |
| Milton Montie Skipper | Vernon Commandery №33 | 2011-04-01 |
| Milton Montie Skipper | Amarillo Commandery №48 | 2011-04-01 |
| G. Eugene Schneider | Midland Commandery №84 | 2011-04-01 |
| Milton Montie Skipper | Childress Commandery №77 (Demised or Merged) | 2011-04-01 |
| G. Eugene Schneider | Odessa Commandery № 110 (Demised or Merged) | 2011-04-01 |
| Howard Marion Purkaple Jr. | San Felipe de Austin Commandery № 1 | 2010-03-18 |
| Howard Marion Purkaple Jr. | Park Place Commandery № 106 | 2010-03-18 |
| Johnnie Clifton Smith | Llano Commandery №54 | 2010-03-17 |
| Wayne Alwood Gallion | San Marcos Commandery №56 | 2010-03-17 |
| Johnnie Clifton Smith | Burnet Commandery № 113 | 2010-03-17 |
| Walter Jack Hott | Tancred Commandery №82 | 2009-04-25 |
| Lewis Bryan Williams | Stamford Commandery №75 | 2007-04-14 |
| Lewis Bryan Williams | Sweetwater Commandery №89 (Demised or Merged) | 2007-04-14 |
| Howard M. McFarland | Ascension Commandery №25 | 2004-04-16 |
| Ted Dwight Hennis | Vernon Commandery №33 | 2003-04-25 |
| Ted Dwight Hennis | Amarillo Commandery №48 | 2003-04-25 |
| Allan William Dees | Midland Commandery №84 | 2003-04-25 |
| Allan William Dees | Southeast Texas Commandery № 112 | 2003-04-25 |
| Allan William Dees | Odessa Commandery № 110 (Demised or Merged) | 2003-04-25 |
| Kurt J. Swanda | Worth Commandery №19 | 2002-04-12 |
| Elvin Marion Powell | Park Place Commandery № 106 | 2002-04-12 |
| Elvin Marion Powell | Litt S Perry Commandery № 111 (Demised or Merged) | 2002-04-12 |
| John Edmund Thomson Jr. | Litt S Perry Commandery № 111 (Demised or Merged) | 2002-04-12 |
| Orville Lee O’Neill Jr. | Alexander C Garrett Commandery № 103 | 2001-04-20 |
| Clarence McFarlane Brown | Ruthven Commandery № 2 | 2000-04-14 |
| Howard Newton | Ruthven Commandery № 2 | 1998-12-01 |
| William Gaston Parsons | San Marcos Commandery №56 | 1998-12-01 |
| William Gaston Parsons | Gonzales Commandery №11 (Demised or Merged) | 1998-12-01 |
| Edward Hadley Holland | Ruthven Commandery № 2 | 1997-12-01 |
| Edward Hadley Holland | Melrose Commandery № 109 | 1997-12-01 |
| Coy McDougald | Lubbock Commandery №60 | 1996-12-01 |
| James Dea Mooney II | Weatherford Commandery №51 | 1995-12-01 |
| Herbert James Walker | Paris Commandery № 9 (Demised or Merged) | 1995-12-01 |
| Leslie Lee Coone | Arlington Commandery № 107 | 1994-12-01 |
| Obie Leonard Etheridge | Corpus Christi Commandery №57 | 1989-04-17 |
| Arneldo J. Levy | San Marcos Commandery №56 | 1988-12-01 |
| Robert Lee Sears | High Plains Commandery №53 | 1987-12-01 |
| Robert Lee Sears | Lubbock Commandery №60 | 1987-12-01 |
| Thomas Graves Keithly Jr. | Dallas Commandery № 6 | 1986-12-01 |
| Earl Edward Tweed | Dallas Commandery № 6 | 1986-12-01 |
| Thomas Graves Keithly Jr. | Brownwood Commandery №22 | 1986-12-01 |
| Homer C. Robason | Abilene Commandery №27 (Demised or Merged) | 1986-12-01 |
| Robert Tidwell | Southside Commandery №83 | 1984-12-01 |
| Edwin Smith | Hidalgo Commandery №94 | 1983-12-01 |
| Shannon J. Keltz | Lubbock Commandery №60 | 1981-12-01 |
| Gerald Claybrook Bradshaw | Alexander C Garrett Commandery № 103 | 1977-12-01 |
| Charles DeWitt Browder Jr. | Ruthven Commandery № 2 | 1974-12-01 |